The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | -53.8% | 1st | 60% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | 1st | -31.9% | 2nd | 71% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 138 (May 26) | 6th | -23.6% | 3rd | 43% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 391 (Apr 26) | 19th | -19.8% | 4th | 62% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | 11th | -17.9% | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 210 (May 26) | 10th | -11.9% | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 370 (May 26) | 18th | -11.4% | 7th | 53% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 344 (May 26) | 15th | -10.4% | 8th | 42% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 406 (May 26) | 20th | -7.0% | 9th | 68% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 242 (Apr 26) | 12th | -6.4% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 196 (May 26) | 9th | -5.6% | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 110 (May 26) | 3rd | -4.9% | 12th | 55% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 250 (May 26) | 13th | -2.5% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | 4th | -1.2% | 14th | 47% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,337 (May 26) | 23rd | -0.9% | 15th | 453% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 359 (May 26) | 16th | +0.0% | 16th | 48% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 290 (Dec 25) | 14th | +2.4% | 17th | 20% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 151 (May 26) | 8th | +3.9% | 18th | 37% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 137 (May 26) | 5th | +4.7% | 19th | 43% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 498 (May 26) | 22nd | +5.6% | 20th | 106% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 139 (May 26) | 7th | +10.0% | 21st | 43% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 476 (May 26) | 21st | +11.6% | 22nd | 97% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 369 (May 26) | 17th | +20.8% | 23rd | 52% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 954 (May 26) | 3rd | -48.1% | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,275 (May 26) | 9th | -31.6% | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,033 (May 26) | 6th | -30.6% | 3rd | 31% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 398 (May 26) | 1st | -21.0% | 4th | 74% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,974 (May 26) | 15th | -20.6% | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 1,270 (May 26) | 8th | -17.0% | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2,165 (May 26) | 17th | -16.3% | 7th | 44% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 758 (May 26) | 2nd | -13.8% | 8th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,878 (May 26) | 14th | -13.7% | 9th | 25% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 2,569 (Apr 26) | 19th | -11.5% | 10th | 70% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,095 (Dec 25) | 16th | -11.4% | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,012 (May 26) | 21st | -10.5% | 12th | 100% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1,038 (May 26) | 7th | -9.0% | 13th | 31% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 3,154 (Apr 26) | 22nd | -7.4% | 14th | 109% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1,003 (May 26) | 5th | -5.5% | 15th | 33% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2,279 (May 26) | 18th | -4.2% | 16th | 51% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 4,087 (May 26) | 23rd | -3.9% | 17th | 171% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,394 (May 26) | 10th | -3.3% | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,712 (May 26) | 13th | +1.0% | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,405 (May 26) | 11th | +1.6% | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,628 (May 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 21st | 74% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 994 (May 26) | 4th | +3.3% | 22nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 1,507 (May 26) | 12th | +46.6% | 23rd | on par with peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -75.0% | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | -75.0% | 3rd | 75% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2 (May 26) | 10th | -62.6% | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 8 (Apr 26) | 21st | -35.3% | 5th | 174% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | 13th | -34.0% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 19 (May 26) | 23rd | -29.7% | 7th | 566% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2 (May 26) | 9th | -25.1% | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | 22nd | -15.0% | 9th | 329% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | 7th | -11.0% | 10th | 73% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | 17th | +0.0% | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0% | 12th | 76% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | +0.0% | 14th | 75% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 15th | 75% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | 20th | +7.6% | 16th | 138% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | 19th | +24.8% | 17th | 37% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +50.3% | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 3 (May 26) | 16th | +66.3% | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | 12th | +96.6% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | 15th | +300.5% | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | 74% below peers | ||||
| Carrollton, TX | 4 (May 26) | 18th | 28% above peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 114 (May 26) | 7th | -53.1% | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 106 (May 26) | 6th | -43.7% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 176 (May 26) | 14th | -42.3% | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 171 (May 26) | 13th | -36.8% | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 217 (May 26) | 17th | -35.4% | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 145 (May 26) | 9th | -32.4% | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 164 (May 26) | 11th | -32.1% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 405 (May 26) | 21st | -28.8% | 8th | 147% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 115 (May 26) | 8th | -27.5% | 9th | 30% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 573 (Apr 26) | 22nd | -24.2% | 10th | 249% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 188 (Dec 25) | 16th | -21.8% | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 93 (May 26) | 5th | -21.0% | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.3% | 13th | 73% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,082 (May 26) | 23rd | -16.5% | 14th | 560% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 23 (May 26) | 1st | -12.8% | 15th | 86% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 302 (May 26) | 18th | -10.4% | 16th | 84% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 311 (May 26) | 19th | -9.9% | 17th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 18th | 49% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | 12th | +2.0% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | 4th | +3.6% | 20th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 325 (Apr 26) | 20th | +21.4% | 21st | 98% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 156 (May 26) | 10th | +23.8% | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 185 (May 26) | 15th | +29.0% | 23rd | 13% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 21% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $55,551 to $66,998 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,691). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $76,657 | +18% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 141% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 17th | +41% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 9th | +41% | 3rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | $45,247 | 31st | +39% | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 14th | +38% | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 30th | +38% | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $66,890 | 22nd | +38% | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | $74,410 | 16th | +38% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | $66,555 | 23rd | +37% | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 29th | +35% | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | $56,851 | 28th | +35% | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 24th | +30% | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | $101,396 | 8th | +29% | 13th | 36% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | $64,016 | 25th | +29% | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | $92,302 | 12th | +28% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | $117,113 | 5th | +28% | 16th | 57% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | $105,192 | 7th | +27% | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 2nd | +24% | 18th | 82% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | $69,621 | 19th | +24% | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 26th | +24% | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | $79,909 | 15th | +23% | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 3rd | +23% | 22nd | 64% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | $93,602 | 11th | +21% | 23rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 21st | +21% | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $70,424 | 18th | +20% | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 10th | +20% | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | $111,586 | 6th | +20% | 27th | 50% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 27th | +19% | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 20th | +16% | 29th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 4th | +14% | 30th | 60% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | $89,585 | 13th | +13% | 31st | 20% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 2.4% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Dayton, OH | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | -2.1pp | 1st | 7% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 5.2% (May 26) | 24th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 30% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 4th | 52% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 6.0% (May 26) | 26th | -0.5pp | 5th | 50% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.5pp | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 7th | 20% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 22% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 20% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 11th | 15% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 16th | +0.1pp | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 13th | 15% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | +0.2pp | 14th | 2% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | +0.2pp | 15th | 10% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 16th | 25% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | +0.2pp | 17th | 10% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | 3.2% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 18th | 20% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 19th | 7% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 5.1% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.4pp | 20th | 27% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.5pp | 21st | 43% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | 6.8% (May 26) | 29th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 70% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.0pp | 24th | 23% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 15th | +1.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 4.4% (May 26) | 19th | +1.1pp | 26th | 10% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 20th | +1.2pp | 27th | 15% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 28th | 52% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 6.2% (May 26) | 28th | +1.5pp | 29th | 55% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.7% then, 12.3% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 10.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 1st | 51% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 7th | -2.6pp | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.5% | 5th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 9.1% | 10th | -2.4pp | 4th | 26% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 10.7% | 13th | -2.5pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 28th | -4.4pp | 6th | 64% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12.4% | 18th | -2.3pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 14.7% | 20th | -2.7pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 17.0% | 25th | -2.9pp | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.6% | 12th | -1.6pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 27th | -2.4pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 24.6% | 31st | -3.2pp | 12th | 101% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 30th | -2.9pp | 13th | 98% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 7.1% | 4th | -0.9pp | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.6% | 23rd | -1.8pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 22.4% | 29th | -2.4pp | 17th | 83% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.6% | 26th | -1.7pp | 18th | 43% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 13.1% | 19th | -1.1pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 24th | -0.8pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 16th | -0.5pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 21st | -0.1pp | 22nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 23rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.0% | 11th | +0.9pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 6th | +0.8pp | 27th | 37% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 67% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 8th | +1.7pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 12.3% | 17th | +3.2pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 9th | +3.7pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.8% then, 15.2% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 11.1% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 2nd | -4.1pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 5th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 12.0% | 11th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 11.0% | 8th | -4.5pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 27th | -9.3pp | 5th | 61% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.5% | 25th | -7.6pp | 6th | 41% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.6% | 7th | -3.7pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 22.3% | 26th | -7.3pp | 8th | 47% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 19.8% | 23rd | -5.2pp | 9th | 30% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 29th | -7.0pp | 10th | 100% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 12th | -2.8pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 12th | 60% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 21st | -3.1pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 17th | -2.7pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.1% | 20th | -3.0pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 19.8% | 24th | -3.4pp | 16th | 31% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 17th | 83% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 31.2% | 30th | -5.0pp | 18th | 105% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 15.2% | 16th | -2.0pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.5% | 31st | -4.0pp | 20th | 167% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 11.1% | 9th | -1.1pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 24.8% | 28th | -1.6pp | 22nd | 63% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 16.1% | 19th | -0.3pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 24th | 16% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 14th | +0.4pp | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 10th | +1.5pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 15th | +2.3pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 4th | +1.5pp | 28th | 46% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.8% | 13th | +3.3pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 15.7% | 18th | +4.2pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 6th | +5.8pp | 31st | 33% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.5% to 88.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 27 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 88.8% | +7.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 29th | +18.4pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 22nd | +14.5pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 89.3% | 27th | +13.5pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 92.0% | 23rd | +11.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 93.2% | 15th | +11.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 93.0% | 16th | +10.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 20th | +10.2pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 85.6% | 31st | +9.3pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 5th | +9.8pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 94.0% | 14th | +8.2pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 92.9% | 18th | +7.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 89.7% | 26th | +7.2pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 25th | +7.2pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 91.3% | 24th | +6.8pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 95.6% | 7th | +6.8pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 94.0% | 13th | +5.9pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 19th | +5.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 2nd | +5.5pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 28th | +4.9pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 21st | +5.0pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 94.3% | 11th | +5.1pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 92.9% | 17th | +4.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 95.6% | 6th | +4.0pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 10th | +3.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 95.3% | 8th | +3.4pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 96.2% | 3rd | +2.9pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +2.9pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 4th | +2.8pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +1.2pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 9th | +0.7pp | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 0.46 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.033 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 28th | -0.020 | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 23rd | -0.016 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 22nd | -0.012 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 0.51 | 30th | -0.007 | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 7th | -0.006 | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 0.48 | 25th | -0.005 | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 0.42 | 3rd | -0.004 | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.003 | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 0.50 | 29th | -0.002 | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 15th | -0.002 | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 0.43 | 10th | +0.001 | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 0.40 | 1st | +0.002 | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 0.42 | 6th | +0.003 | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 26th | +0.003 | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 0.53 | 31st | +0.007 | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.009 | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 0.44 | 14th | +0.010 | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 20th | +0.011 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.011 | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0.42 | 4th | +0.014 | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 0.50 | 27th | +0.017 | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 21st | +0.016 | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.019 | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 0.43 | 8th | +0.019 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.027 | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.034 | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 0.47 | 24th | +0.042 | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 5th | +0.038 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 13th | +0.047 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.5% to 7.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 6.4% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 14th | -5.1pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 8th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% | 1st | -1.3pp | 4th | 60% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 5th | 59% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.1% | 26th | -4.9pp | 6th | 96% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 20th | -2.7pp | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 10th | -1.4pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 11th | -1.3pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 25.8% | 28th | -2.4pp | 10th | 178% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.9% | 24th | -1.4pp | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 13th | -0.7pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.8% | 18th | -0.7pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 9.3% | 16th | -0.6pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.6% | 25th | -0.6pp | 15th | 90% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.4% | 29th | +0.1pp | 17th | 186% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 31st | +1.6pp | 18th | 239% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 17th | +0.6pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 19.8% | 27th | +1.2pp | 20th | 113% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 13.2% | 21st | +0.8pp | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 27.1% | 30th | +2.3pp | 22nd | 193% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 7th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 24th | 53% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 7.8% | 12th | +1.3pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 6.8% | 9th | +1.2pp | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 15.1% | 23rd | +2.9pp | 27th | 63% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 28th | 59% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 6th | +1.4pp | 29th | 45% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.2% | 15th | +4.5pp | 31st | on par with peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $293,556 (Jun 26) | +5.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $222,043 (Jun 26) | 26th | +7.6% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $730,252 (Jun 26) | 6th | +6.8% | 2nd | 89% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $340,803 (Jun 26) | 16th | +5.6% | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.0% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.7% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.7% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $215,210 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.4% | 7th | 44% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $315,750 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.4% | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $331,824 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.1% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | $204,491 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.7% | 10th | 47% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | $1,141,755 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 11th | 196% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.3% | 12th | 31% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $141,446 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.3% | 13th | 63% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $547,806 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 14th | 42% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $283,362 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +0.7% | 15th | 27% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.5% | 16th | 173% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $437,583 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.2% | 17th | 13% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 18th | 40% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 19th | 48% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $1,213,522 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.4% | 20th | 215% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 21st | 344% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.8% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Kent, WA | $651,566 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.6% | 23rd | 69% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.7% | 24th | 119% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.6% | 25th | 21% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $409,845 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.2% | 26th | 6% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $524,239 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.5% | 27th | 36% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 28th | 3% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.2% | 29th | 6% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $281,935 (Jun 26) | 24th | -7.1% | 30th | 27% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $166,322 (Jun 26) | +6.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| New Haven, CT | $240,389 (Jun 26) | 17th | +7.3% | 1st | 4% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.6% | 2nd | 47% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 18th | +5.0% | 3rd | 5% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.6% | 4th | 7% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $392,879 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.5% | 5th | 57% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.4% | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $146,112 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.9% | 7th | 41% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $225,599 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.7% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $249,711 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.6% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Warren, MI | $126,201 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.0% | 10th | 49% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $72,552 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.6% | 11th | 71% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | $850,078 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 12th | 240% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.6% | 13th | 27% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $214,320 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.1% | 14th | 14% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $427,901 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.9% | 15th | 71% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $385,386 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 16th | 54% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 17th | 24% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 18th | 74% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 19th | 216% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $814,213 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.5% | 20th | 226% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $482,714 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 21st | 93% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.5% | 22nd | 184% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 23rd | 339% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $324,658 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.2% | 24th | 30% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.5% | 25th | 3% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 12th | -4.2% | 26th | 27% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 27th | 57% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.4% | 28th | 26% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $230,341 (Jun 26) | 20th | -7.6% | 29th | 8% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $220,094 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.8% | 30th | 12% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.6% then, 43.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 62.9% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Victorville, CA | 60.6% | 11th | +6.5pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 70.0% | 8th | +7.5pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 24th | +4.2pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 4th | 40% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 26th | +2.4pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 25.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 7th | 55% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 13th | +2.7pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 48.4% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 75.8% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 18th | +2.1pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 57.2% | 15th | +2.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 71.1% | 6th | +2.0pp | 13th | 25% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 56.9% | 16th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 28.4% | 30th | +0.4pp | 16th | 50% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 42.5% | 27th | +0.5pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 7th | +0.7pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 20th | +0.5pp | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 5th | +0.7pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 21st | 34% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 25th | +0.0pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 65.1% | 10th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 60.3% | 12th | -0.2pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.5% | 9th | -0.7pp | 25th | 20% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 58.5% | 14th | -0.7pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 56.7% | 17th | -1.2pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 4th | -1.6pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 48.8% | 21st | -2.8pp | 30th | 14% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 19th | -4.8pp | 31st | 2% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $1,947 (Jun 26) | 13th | +41.4% | 1st | 5% above peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,288 (Jun 26) | 27th | +13.0% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 3rd | 110% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.7% | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $1,693 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.3% | 5th | 9% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.1% | 6th | 11% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.0% | 7th | 23% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 8th | 7% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $1,207 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.4% | 9th | 35% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 10th | 76% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 30th | +3.2% | 11th | 41% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 12th | 25% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | $1,337 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.0% | 13th | 28% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $2,227 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.0% | 14th | 20% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | $3,181 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.8% | 15th | 71% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.1% | 16th | 14% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $2,242 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.1% | 17th | 21% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.3% | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $2,954 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 19th | 59% above peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $2,255 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.9% | 20th | 22% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $1,978 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.6% | 22nd | 3% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 23rd | 1% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $2,357 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.0% | 24th | 27% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.3% | 25th | 46% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 26th | 8% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.1% | 27th | 14% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $2,939 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.3% | 28th | 58% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,856 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.8% | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Midland, TX | $1,634 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 30th | 12% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.1% then, 29.9% now; margin ±2.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 24.2% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 6th | -5.6pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.7% | 31st | -3.2pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 43.0% | 24th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 50.3% | 30th | -2.7pp | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 13th | -1.6pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 36.6% | 16th | -1.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 1st | -0.9pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 21st | -0.5pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 40.6% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 19th | -0.1pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 31.8% | 9th | -0.1pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 27th | +0.2pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 39.3% | 20th | +0.2pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 8th | +0.2pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 43.6% | 25th | +0.5pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 5th | +0.8pp | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.5pp | 18th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 45.6% | 28th | +1.6pp | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.2% | 7th | +1.5pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 32.3% | 10th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 43.8% | 26th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 40.6% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 14th | +2.3pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 11th | +2.6pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 27.5% | 2nd | +2.6pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 17th | +3.9pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 12th | +3.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 34.1% | 15th | +7.4pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 4th | +6.5pp | 31st | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 8.3% now; margin ±1.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 5.9% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 18th | -3.3pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.7% | 13th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 8th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 15.9% | 28th | -3.9pp | 4th | 173% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 5th | 52% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.8% | 6th | -0.8pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 20.6% | 30th | -3.6pp | 7th | 253% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 7.0% | 19th | -0.9pp | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.7% | 15th | -0.7pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 29th | -1.7pp | 11th | 184% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 25th | -0.6pp | 12th | 60% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.9% | 31st | -1.4pp | 13th | 361% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 7.2% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 7.6% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.3% | 26th | -0.3pp | 16th | 60% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 20th | -0.2pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 18th | 59% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +0.0pp | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 16th | +0.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 12th | +0.2pp | 21st | 20% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.5% | 9th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 17th | +0.7pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 11th | +0.5pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 26th | 42% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 7.1% | 21st | +2.2pp | 28th | 22% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 29th | 40% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.5% | 4th | +1.1pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 61% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.4% then, 5.9% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 6.2% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Pasadena, CA | 5.6% | 5th | -1.7pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 5.8% | 8th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 7.3% | 13th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 4th | 40% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 12th | -1.2pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% | 6th | -1.0pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 7th | -1.0pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 6.6% | 11th | -1.1pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.2% | 27th | -2.3pp | 10th | 78% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.8% | 21st | -1.6pp | 11th | 35% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 8.0% | 16th | -1.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 13th | 64% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 9th | -0.5pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 28th | -1.2pp | 15th | 91% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 6.0% | 10th | -0.4pp | 16th | 24% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 17th | 43% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 18th | 136% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 19th | -0.1pp | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 14th | -0.0pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.6% | 29th | +0.1pp | 21st | 94% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 22nd | 40% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 4th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 4.7% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 24th | 41% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 25th | +0.7pp | 25th | 58% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 8.8% | 17th | +0.5pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 7.6% | 15th | +0.4pp | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 26th | +1.2pp | 28th | 70% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 24.0% | 31st | +3.5pp | 29th | 200% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 20th | +1.9pp | 30th | 24% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 24th | +2.5pp | 31st | 48% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 37.1% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 24.4% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 26.0% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 26.2% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | 27.0% | 6th | 23% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 7th | 22% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 8th | 19% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 29.8% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 29.9% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 11th | 10% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 33.3% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 34.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 35.5% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 37.1% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 37.2% | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 37.2% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | 37.7% | 24th | 8% above peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 38.9% | 25th | 11% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | 39.1% | 26th | 12% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 39.2% | 27th | 12% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 28th | 13% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 29th | 20% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 43.0% | 30th | 23% above peers | |
| Dayton, OH | 47.7% | 31st | 37% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.1% then, 4.4% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 5.9% | -1.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.6% | 1st | -1.1pp | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 11.6% | 28th | -3.0pp | 2nd | 127% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2.7% | 4th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.8% | 19th | -0.6pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3.0% | 7th | -0.3pp | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 17th | -0.4pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 10th | -0.1pp | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.8% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 2.8% | 6th | -0.0pp | 9th | 45% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.4% | 26th | -0.0pp | 10th | 63% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 3.4% | 8th | +0.1pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 16th | +0.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 4.0% | 13th | +0.1pp | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 15th | +0.3pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 15th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2.7% | 5th | +0.3pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 24th | +0.9pp | 17th | 60% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 18th | +0.8pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.0% | 12th | +0.7pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 21st | +1.2pp | 20th | 20% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 25th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 62% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 3.4% | 9th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 27th | +2.4pp | 24th | 74% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +4.3pp | 25th | 197% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 30th | +4.4pp | 26th | 175% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 4.2% | 14th | +1.4pp | 27th | 19% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 28th | 43% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 20th | +2.4pp | 29th | 17% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 13.0% | 29th | +5.5pp | 30th | 153% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 11th | +1.8pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.0% to 42.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 20 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 32.7% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 28th | +3.9pp | 1st | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 25th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 13th | +6.6pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 11th | +6.9pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 21.6% | 26th | +3.2pp | 5th | 45% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 33.7% | 18th | +4.8pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 24th | +3.8pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 16th | +5.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.8% | 21st | +4.1pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 45.2% | 9th | +6.0pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.0% | 27th | +2.5pp | 11th | 46% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 10th | +4.8pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 38.9% | 17th | +4.0pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 1st | +6.1pp | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.1% | 20th | +2.7pp | 15th | 20% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 14.6% | 29th | +1.1pp | 17th | 63% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 6th | +3.3pp | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 12th | +3.0pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 56.1% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 20th | 43% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 8th | +2.9pp | 21st | 17% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 28.5% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 39.7% | 15th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 39.9% | 14th | +1.4pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 33.1% | 19th | +1.1pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 51.7% | 4th | +1.6pp | 26th | 32% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 22nd | +0.4pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 5th | +0.6pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 7th | -0.0pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 12.8% | 31st | -0.2pp | 30th | 67% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 14.3% | 30th | -0.3pp | 31st | 63% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 12.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.9% to 22.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.7pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 28.9% | -3.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Norman, OK | 45.3% | 18th | +14.2pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 15th | +9.5pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 59.8% | 5th | +11.1pp | 3rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 29th | +4.2pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 20th | +4.6pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 3rd | +6.0pp | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.3% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 67.5% | 1st | +3.2pp | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 30.9% | 25th | +0.3pp | 10th | 32% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 47.9% | 12th | +0.4pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 6th | +0.4pp | 12th | 26% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 13th | +0.3pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.2% | 27th | +0.0pp | 14th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.1% | 24th | -1.8pp | 15th | 19% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 11th | -3.2pp | 16th | 11% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 45.2% | 19th | -3.3pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 45.3% | 17th | -3.5pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 61.2% | 4th | -5.5pp | 19th | 34% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 16th | -4.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 63.9% | 2nd | -7.9pp | 21st | 40% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 14th | -7.1pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 51.9% | 9th | -13.8pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 54.1% | 7th | -17.7pp | 24th | 18% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 10th | -18.7pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 26th | -11.0pp | 26th | 35% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 21st | -16.1pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 53.1% | 8th | -24.8pp | 28th | 16% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 30th | -12.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 28th | -19.0pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.7% | 31st | -12.9pp | 31st | 61% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.9% then, 1.7% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 4.9% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 77% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.5% | 16th | -3.2pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 11.6% | 30th | -6.5pp | 3rd | 112% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.1% | 4th | -1.6pp | 4th | 43% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 19th | -2.4pp | 5th | 16% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.9% | 9th | -1.1pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 12.3% | 31st | -2.4pp | 7th | 125% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 21st | -1.2pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 8th | -0.7pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 10th | -0.7pp | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 11th | 70% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 4.6% | 13th | -0.5pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 13th | 55% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.7% | 18th | -0.3pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 22nd | +0.0pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 5.7% | 17th | +0.4pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 6.6% | 20th | +0.6pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 9.5% | 24th | +1.2pp | 18th | 75% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 4.6% | 12th | +0.6pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 10.1% | 26th | +1.6pp | 20th | 86% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 7th | +0.6pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 5th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 41% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 28th | +2.4pp | 23rd | 97% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 11th | +1.2pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 25th | +2.9pp | 25th | 81% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 11.5% | 29th | +5.1pp | 26th | 111% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 6th | +1.6pp | 27th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 9.5% | 23rd | +4.8pp | 28th | 75% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.4% | 15th | +2.9pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 14th | +2.7pp | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.6% | 27th | +6.1pp | 31st | 95% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 121,889 to 131,627 - more than the combined survey margin (±72). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 20th | +28% | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 18th | +23% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 21st | +16% | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 137,627 | 3rd | +13% | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 17th | +8% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 132,353 | 16th | +7% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 137,302 | 5th | +7% | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 137,144 | 7th | +6% | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 23rd | +6% | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 22nd | +6% | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 26th | +4% | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 28th | +4% | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 137,264 | 6th | +4% | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 135,603 | 12th | +3% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 24th | +3% | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 134,349 | 13th | +3% | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 25th | +3% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 136,103 | 11th | +3% | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 137,928 | 2nd | +2% | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 27th | +2% | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 19th | +2% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 137,557 | 4th | +2% | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 133,573 | 15th | +1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 30th | -0% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 29th | -0% | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 138,266 | 1st | -1% | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 136,640 | 9th | -1% | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 133,740 | 14th | -2% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 31st | -2% | 29th | 5% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 136,579 | 10th | -3% | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 136,969 | 8th | -3% | 31st | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.1% then, 31.7% now; margin ±5.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 23.0% | -2.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 27th | +7.3pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 33.0% | 13th | +8.1pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 6th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 24.9% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 24.1% | 24th | +2.4pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 5th | +4.6pp | 6th | 51% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 32.8% | 14th | +3.1pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 21st | +2.0pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 36.0% | 10th | +1.0pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 62.8% | 1st | +1.8pp | 10th | 98% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 11th | 87% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.0% | 4th | +1.3pp | 12th | 58% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 57.4% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 13th | 81% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 19th | +0.2pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 16th | -0.4pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 26th | -0.4pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 22nd | -0.6pp | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 17.1% | 28th | -0.4pp | 18th | 46% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 28.7% | 18th | -1.4pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 15th | -2.2pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 34.4% | 12th | -3.0pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 17th | -3.5pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 24th | 56% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 29th | -1.9pp | 25th | 54% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 39.9% | 7th | -6.1pp | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 36.0% | 11th | -6.1pp | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 28.0% | 20th | -5.3pp | 28th | 12% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 21.7% | 25th | -5.0pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 31st | -3.4pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 36.8% | 9th | -9.5pp | 31st | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (81.8% then, 74.8% now; margin ±10.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 73.2% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 74.5% | 7th | +9.0pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 72.2% | 11th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 69.8% | 17th | +6.8pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 22nd | +6.1pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 27th | +5.0pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 73.7% | 9th | +5.8pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 61.3% | 26th | +4.6pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 78.0% | 2nd | +4.7pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 8th | +3.7pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 63.6% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 69.2% | 18th | +3.1pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 72.8% | 10th | +2.9pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 21st | +1.9pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 70.2% | 16th | +1.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 56.1% | 31st | +1.0pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 67.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 15th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 24th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 28th | -0.4pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 56.6% | 30th | -1.7pp | 26th | 19% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 71.9% | 12th | -2.5pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 68.1% | 19th | -2.5pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 58.8% | 29th | -5.5pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 6th | -7.0pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 25th | -7.3pp | 31st | 12% below peers |